South Korea gym-goer struggles to lift 115 kilos alone

  • A man was lifting weights in an empty gym in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday 
  • A minute-long video captured him attempting to bench press 115kg by himself  
  • He struggles to complete a fifth rep and has to bring the bar down to his chest 

This video proves why you always need a gym buddy if you’re planning on lifting heavy weights.

It shows a man who was attempting to bench press 115kg in an empty gym in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday.

His set starts well, but he is seen struggling to complete the fifth rep – and is forced to bring the bar down on his chest.

This video proves why you always need a gym buddy if you’re planning on lifting heavy weights

It shows a man attempting to bench press 115kg in an empty gym in Seoul, South Korea

It shows a man attempting to bench press 115kg in an empty gym in Seoul, South Korea

But with no-one around to help, the man is left pinned to the bench and is seen struggling to get out from under the weight of the bar.

Eventually, he manages to slide on side of the bar off his abdomen and onto the floor before wriggling free.

‘I was alone at the gym. I almost died,’ he wrote online alongside the video. 

His set starts well, but he is seen struggling to complete the fifth rep ¿ and is forced to bring the bar down on his chest

His set starts well, but he is seen struggling to complete the fifth rep – and is forced to bring the bar down on his chest

But with no-one around to help, the man is left pinned to the bench and is seen struggling to get out from under the weight of the bar

But with no-one around to help, the man is left pinned to the bench and is seen struggling to get out from under the weight of the bar



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